PAREADME.txt explains the layout of PA.csv and PA.xls (csv signifies a comma separated
variable file, .xls is a Microsoft Excel file).

Use and Attribution: All data are free and may be distributed as long as no charge is imposed and
this readme file is included with the data.  If you use the data, please include this citation: David
Lublin and D. Stephen Voss. 2001.  "Federal Elections Project." American University,
Washington, DC and the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.  We would greatly appreciate it
if you would mail us hard copies of any paper written utilizing these data sets. You can send
copies to: David Lublin, Department of Government, School of Public Affairs, American
University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016. 

Funding for the Federal Elections Project was provided by the Political Science Program of the
Division of Social and Economic Sciences of the National Science Foundation (Award
#99-85999).

Geographic Identification:
STFIPS is the State FIPS Code (42 for Pennsylvania).
CTYCODE is the is Pennsylvania County Code (counties numbered in alphabetical order).
CTYFIPS is the County FIPS Code (equal twice CTYCODE minus 1).
CTYNAME is the name of the county.
PRECCODE is the precinct code.
VTD is the voter tabulation district.
CD is the congressional district number (1-21).
SD is the Pennsylvania state Senate district number.
HD is the Pennsylvania state House district number.
MUNCTYPE is the municipality type code (2 = city, 4 = township, 5 = town, 6 = borough).
MUNCNAME is the municipality name.
MUNCBK1 is the first municipality breakdown code (D = district, W = ward, P = precinct, X =
other).
MUNCNM1 is the first municipality breakdown name.
MUNCBK2 is the second municipality breakdown code.
MUNCNM2 is the second municipality breakdown name.
BCC is the bi-county code (code of other county if municipality in more than one county).
MCD is the MCD code.

Votes for U.S. President:
GORE is votes for Al Gore (Democrat).
BUSH is votes for George W. Bush (Republican).
BROWNE is votes for Harry Browne (Libertarian).
BUCHANAN is votes for Pat Buchanan (Reform).
PHILLIPS is votes for Howard Phillips (Constitutional).
NADER is votes for Ralph Nader (Green).
PRESWI is write-in votes for president.

Votes for U.S. Senate:
KLINK is votes for Ron Klink (Democrat).
SANTORUM is votes for Rick Santorum (Republican).
FEATHER is votes for John J. Featherman (Libertarian).
DOMSKE is votes for Robert E. Domske (Reform).
SEARER is votes for Lester B. Searer (Constitutional).
SENWI is write-in votes for senator.

Votes for U.S. House:
CONGDEM is votes for the Democratic candidate.
     no candidate in Districts 5 and 9.
     Brady in District 1.
     Fattah in District 2.
     Borski in District 3.
     Van Horne in District 4.
     Holden in District 6.
     Lennon in District 7.
     Strouse in District 8.
     Casey in District 10.
     Kanjorski in District 11.
     Murtha in District 12.
     Hoeffel in District 13.
     Coyne in District 14.
     O'Brien in District 15.
     Yorczyk in District 16.
     Herrmann in District 17.
     Doyle in District 18.
     Sanders in District 19.
     Mascara in District 20.
     Flitter in District 21.
CONGREP is votes for the Republican candidate.
     no candidate in District 14.
     Kush in District 1.
     Krawchuck in District 2.
     Dougherty in District 3.
     Hart in District 4.
     Peterson in District 5.
     Kopel in District 6.
     Weldon in District 7.
     Greenwood in District 8.
     Shuster in District 9.
     Sherwood in District 10.
     Urban in District 11.
     Choby in District 12.
     Greenleaf in District 13.
     Toomey in District 15.
     Pitts in District 16.
     Gekas in District 17.
     Stephens in District 18.
     Platts in District 19.
     Davis in District 20.
     English in District 21.
CONGLIB is votes for the Libertarian candidate.
     Martin in District 5.
     Cavanaugh in District 13.
     no candidates in other districts.
CONGREF is votes for the Reform candidate.
     Holmen in District 8.
     O'Neil in District 12.
     no candidates in other districts.
CONGCST is votes for the Constitutional candidate.
     Paoletta in District 19.
     no candidates in other districts.
CONGGRN is votes for the Green candidate.
     Belitskus in District 5.
     no candidates in other districts.
CONGWI is write-in votes for representative.

Votes for Pennsylvania Attorney General:
EISENHOW is votes for Jim Eisenhower (Democrat).
FISHER is votes for Mike Fisher (Republican).
HEICKLEN is votes for Julian P. Heicklen (Libertarian).
CLYMER is votes for James N. Clymer (Constitutional).
LINZEY is votes for Thomas Alan Linzey (Green).
ATGWI is write-in votes for attorney general.

Votes for Pennsylvania Auditor General:
CASEY is votes for Bob Casey, Jr. (Democrat).
TRUE is votes for Katie True (Republican).
MORRIS is votes for Jessica A. Morris (Libertarian).
BLAIR is votes for James R. Blair (Reform).
RHINE is votes for John H. Rhine (Constitutional).
GOEKE is votes for Anne E. R. Goeke (Green).
AUDWI is write-in votes for auditor general.

Votes for Pennsylvania Treasurer:
KNOLL is votes for Catherine Baker Knoll (Democrat).
HAFER is votes for Barbara Hafer (Republican).
FAMULARO is votes for John D. Famularo (Libertarian).
PATTERS is votes for Joseph F. Patterson (Reform).
MCDERM is votes for John P. McDermott (Constitutional).
KNOX is votes for Barbara S. Knox (Green).
TREWI is write-in votes for treasurer.

Voter Registration:
REGDEM is the number of registered Democrats.
REGREP is the number of registered Republicans.
REGLIB is the number of registered Libertarians.
REGCST is in the number of registered Constitutionals.
REGOTH is the number of other registered voters.

2000 U.S. Census Racial Data:
TOTP is the total population.

Non-Hispanics:
NHWH is the number of non-Hispanic Whites (single-race only).
NHBL is the number of non-Hispanic Blacks (single-race only).
NHNT is the number of non-Hispanic American Indians and Alaska Natives (single-race only).
NHAS is the number of non-Hispanic Asians (single-race only).
NHPC is the number of non-Hispanic Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (single-race only).
NHOT is the number of non-Hispanics of any other race (single-race only).
NHW_B is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and Black races.
NHW_N is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and American Indian/Alaskan Native races.
NHW_A is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and Asian races.
NHW_P is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
NHW_O is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and some other race.
NHB_N is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native races.
NHB_A is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and Asian races.
NHB_P is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
NHB_O is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and some other race.
NHN_A is the number of non-Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Asian races.
NHN_P is the number of non-Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
NHN_O is the number of non-Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and another race.
NHA_P is the number of non-Hispanics of both Asian and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
NHA_O is the number of non-Hispanics of both Asian and some other race.
NHP_O is the number of non-Hispanics of both Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander and some other race.
NHPL3 is the number of non-Hispanics of three or more races.

Hispanics:
HWH is the number of Hispanic Whites (single-race only).
HBL is the number of Hispanic Blacks (single-race only).
HNT is the number of Hispanic American Indians and Alaska Natives (single-race only).
HAS is the number of Hispanic Asians (single-race only).
HPC is the number of Hispanic Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (single-race only).
HOT is the number of Hispanics of any other race (single-race only).
HW_B is the number of Hispanics of both White and Black races.
HW_N is the number of Hispanics of both White and American Indian/Alaskan Native races.
HW_A is the number of Hispanics of both White and Asian races.
HW_P is the number of Hispanics of both White and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
HW_O is the number of Hispanics of both White and some other race.
HB_N is the number of Hispanics of both Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native races.
HB_A is the number of Hispanics of both Black and Asian races.
HB_P is the number of Hispanics of both Black and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
HB_O is the number of Hispanics of both Black and some other race.
HN_A is the number of Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Asian races.
HN_P is the number of Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
HN_O is the number of Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and another race.
HA_P is the number of Hispanics of both Asian and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
HA_O is the number of Hispanics of both Asian and some other race.
HP_O is the number of Hispanics of both Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander and some other race.
HPL3 is the number of Hispanics of three or more races.

Voting Age Population:
TOTP18 is the total voting age population.

Non-Hispanics:
NHWH18 is the number of non-Hispanic Whites of voting age (single-race only).
NHBL18 is the number of non-Hispanic Blacks of voting age (single-race only).
NHNT18 is the number of non-Hispanic American Indians and Alaska Natives of voting age (single-race only).
NHAS18 is the number of non-Hispanic Asians of voting age (single-race only).
NHPC18 is the number of non-Hispanic Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders of voting age (single-race only).
NHOT18 is the number of non-Hispanics of any other race of voting age (single-race only).
NHW_B18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and Black races of voting age.
NHW_N18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and American Indian/Alaskan Native races of voting age.
NHW_A18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and Asian races of voting age.
NHW_P18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
NHW_O18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and some other race of voting age.
NHB_N18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native races of voting age.
NHB_A18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and Asian races of voting age.
NHB_P18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
NHB_O18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and some other race of voting age.
NHN_A18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Asian races of voting age.
NHN_P18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
NHN_O18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and another race of voting age.
NHA_P18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both Asian and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
NHA_O18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both Asian and some other race of voting age.
NHP_O18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander and some other race of voting age.
NHPL318 is the number of non-Hispanics of three or more races of voting age.

Hispanics:
HWH18 is the number of Hispanic Whites of voting age (single-race only).
HBL18 is the number of Hispanic Blacks of voting age (single-race only).
HNT18 is the number of Hispanic American Indians and Alaska Natives of voting age (single-race only).
HAS18 is the number of Hispanic Asians of voting age (single-race only).
HPC18 is the number of Hispanic Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders of voting age (single-race only).
HOT18 is the number of Hispanics of any other race of voting age (single-race only).
HW_B18 is the number of Hispanics of both White and Black races of voting age.
HW_N18 is the number of Hispanics of both White and American Indian/Alaskan Native races of voting age.
HW_A18 is the number of Hispanics of both White and Asian races of voting age.
HW_P18 is the number of Hispanics of both White and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
HW_O18 is the number of Hispanics of both White and some other race of voting age.
HB_N18 is the number of Hispanics of both Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native races of voting age.
HB_A18 is the number of Hispanics of both Black and Asian races of voting age.
HB_P18 is the number of Hispanics of both Black and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
HB_O18 is the number of Hispanics of both Black and some other race of voting age.
HN_A18 is the number of Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Asian races of voting age.
HN_P18 is the number of Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
HN_O18 is the number of Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and another race of voting age.
HA_P18 is the number of Hispanics of both Asian and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
HA_O18 is the number of Hispanics of both Asian and some other race of voting age.
HP_O18 is the number of Hispanics of both Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander and some other race of voting age.
HPL318 is the number of Hispanics of three or more races of voting age.

